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surprisedly

surprisedly

8.5
In a way that shows you did not expect something
  • adverb
  • /sərˈpraɪzədli/
translation icon : sorprendidamente
  • She looked surprisedly at the unexpected gift on her desk.

Examples

  • The children stared surprisedly when the magician made a rabbit disappear.

  • He replied surprisedly to the news that his friend was moving away.

  • I fell asleep, she thought surprisedly.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

wonderingly
vssurprisedly
1 5.4

In a curious and surprised way

is plain astonishment without any questioning or curiosity
gaspingly
vssurprisedly
7.5

Showing shock or surprise with a short, sharp breath

is milder and lacks the sharp intake of breath
confoundedly
vssurprisedly
  • Archaic
9.2

In a way that shows strong annoyance or surprise

is plain and lacks annoyance or bewilderment

Antonyms

predictably
31 3.4

In a way people expect

How Surprised

astonishingly
21 4.0
startlingly
8 5.6
surprisedly
8.5
surprisingly
272 2.5

Surface Forms

surprisedly positive

Morphology

surprisedly = surprised (transparent) = surprise + ed + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'surprised', yielding a manner adverb whose meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Surprisedly comes from surprise + -ly, where surprise once meant to 'take' someone suddenly and -ly makes it mean 'in that way'. So, to act surprisedly is to act in a way that shows you were suddenly taken off guard or not ready.